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Removing water from the crystals won't be hard.. Once I dry them it would take a decent amount of time for them to get wet enough to ruin the electrolysis. Also, if i choose to go about this and melt the crystals, water won't be present after I melt the crystals.

Thanks, I'll try it soon. The solution isn't discolored because of sediment. I think it may be because of some kind of dissolved salt or carbide.

I love Cody's Lab! Thanks, I didn't know he had this video Dry it as in removing the solvent?

I think I'm going to try and flood the area with argon

I've extracted some potassium hydroxide from wood ash, and I've filtered it a couple of times. I was wondering if ether would work as a cleaning agent for the crystals. Someone recommended that I should use anhydrous ammonia, but I don't really want to mess with that yet. Any other suggestions would be nice. Thanks in advance! Also, the current solution is a bit yellowish, and I assume that's from the presence of other salts from the wood ash.

Thanks for the concern. I understand the safety issues with this, and I've been doing a lot of research on the matter. The area where ill be working is heavily ventilated and I'll be wearing a respirator. I will also be wearing appropriate clothes in case of a fire, and I will be prepared for any Potassium fires. It's good to see that you're warning people of the dangers that their experiments impose. Also, it seems as though I have to be extra prepared for safety issues because I'm only 15, and it seems that there's kind of a taboo for teenagers to be doing experiments like this xD

I think I'll try that. I have welding equipment already. Plus, the decomposition temperature of KCl is higher than the boiling point of potassium so that would be kind of difficult

Thanks Sensei! This looks like a way easier method of acquiring sodium metal than electrolysis xD! Your help is much appreciated The only problem is getting it to 2600 degrees F...

Does anyone know of any conventional methods of reducing potassium hydroxide to form Potassium metal as an end result? I've just started making a batch of potassium hydroxide, and I was thinking of fun things to do with it. Thanks! Any help is appreciated!